I have a set of six quilt themed cards to share today, using the My Favorite Things Die-namics Quilt Square Cover Up die. I've used an older Close To My Heart paper pack, cutting the die out in 3 different patterned papers and 3 colours of cardstock. Even though the execution of the cards was pretty straightforward... the planning of the patterns took a bit of work! I'm happy with the result, though - and my quilting sister-in-law will be getting a little set as a gift in the near future. I matted all of the quilt squares on a chocolate square of cardstock, and then mounted them to the background with pop dots. I kept the sentiments pretty generic so that they can be easily used. Patterened papers and cardstock are by Close To My Heart; Die is My Favorite Things; Stamp set is Verve.

This Quilting roundup is filled with Airplane or as I prefer to say Aeroplane Quilting patterns. So first thing I had to do is google the difference between Airplane and Aeroplane. Airplane’ …

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I'm doing a happy dance today because after two three (!) years, I have a finish: My Lake Michigan Quilt, or as we say in all of our state...

There is a Pattern Available for This Quilt! This stunning quilt by Karlee Porter won first place at the 2012 Houston International Quilt Festival in a contest sponsored by Swarovski Crystal Company. Read more about the story of this spectacular quilt here. “Shimmering Symphony” is a wholecloth quilt. Karlee began with cream fabric and quilted …

Today is my turn on the Apple Farm blog hop with Elea Lutz and Penny Rose Fabrics!!!!! I have always been a fan of Elea Lutz’s designs and I was thrilled to meet her in person at Quil…

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The photo above © April B Folded corner quilt blocks are an optical illusion if you stick to colors from the same color family. If you use slightly lighter darker shades on the four corners of the rectangle each corner will appear to break off in the center. Hence the name of the block. This easy quilt square is a standard nine patch using half square triangles and a flying swan patch. Both are commonly used patches for quilting. This quilting pattern/tutorial is available for free... Download Pattern: Folded Corners

I'm doing a happy dance today because after two three (!) years, I have a finish: My Lake Michigan Quilt, or as we say in all of our state...

Pixel (or pixelated) quilts are popping up everywhere in the quilting world lately … and they are AMAZING! Save those scraps because these are the perfect projects for them. Let me show you the wonderful, free pixel quilt tutorials out there by creative designers! This pixel heart quilt is a classic and designed by Amy […]

Hi guys, today I am showcasing my quilt card using the Damask Motifs. There is another colour way that I did this card in and I will post it at the end of the tutorial for you. Start with this die template which is from the new Damask Motifs from Spellbinders. Cut 16 of these pieces, 8 from a neutral colour (I'm using white) and 4 from a light tone and 4 from a dark tone colour. You can cut these quicker if you do two at a time. There is no need to emboss these so it will save a bit of time there too. Next step is to cut squares the same size. If you use a square die, your finished piece will fit together better than if you cut the squares on a guillotine. If there are any bits of the points that extend past the edge of the square, nip them off with your scissors. Glue each Damask piece to the matching square. You can change the look of your quilt by making the backing square a different colour too. Next, you need to cut all the coloured squares in half and four of the white squares. You will need to leave four white squares uncut. Next you will need to cut a piece of square card that is slightly larger than your four squares across. I use tape for this step to get the positioning right. The four squares will be the four corner pieces. If you want to be exact with this you canuse a ruler and mark it, but I find it is easy to place the squares in each corner then use the cut white pieces to get the spacing. They need to be layed out in this pattern. The edges should touch each other as it forms the perimeter of the pattern. You should be able to adjust the corners if need be if you haven't used glue on them. Once you get the pattern straight you can go back and glue the pieces down Next go in and place the coloured halves in from the outside edge. You will alternate colours as you go around. You can see that the colours will continue to make the original sqaue shapes with the white pieces. Continue to add your colours, this time placing the colours in the opposite directions to make the pinwheel shape for the centre. These have only been layed in place for the picture. Your lines should meet up seamlessly. Adding the last remaining pieces will complete the pattern for your quilt card. I added a sentimenrt on mine that was cut from the Persian die templates. Here you can see the same card done in a second colour way. This card shows the sentiment cut from the Persian die templates The card to the left is exactly the same card except without the Damask Motif piece attached to the squares. This card, once assembled using the above instructions, was run through the new Spellbinder Embossibility folder called Patchwork to give the card texture. It is a nice alternative to the first card but yields similar results. All for now, Sue x

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Ton Schulten is a Dutch painter who mainly paints landscapes using bright blocks of color. His geometric style draws you in as your eyes bounce between color and shape. I came across a post by the blogger Paintbrush Rocket where she tackled this artist with her 2nd grade class. The results were stunning and I knew I wanted to give a Ton Schulten try with my students. We started by mapping out the paper. I helped students make a grid of 2" square. From there we blocked out our paper with triangles, squares, rectangles and more. I found it helpful to use construction paper to block off sections as we worked. The abstract quality of the artwork can make it a tad confusing for little ones. After the pencil lines were drawn in, students started with the sky. I encouraged students to put a small letter "B" in each of the blocks that were to receive blue paint. Again, this really helped minimize errors and have the students feel successful with their painting. Adding tints to the sky as students mixed white with blue to create various shades of blue. Next came value. Students explored color value by isolating their buildings into specific colors. Above, a student is working the "red" family and was given dark red, red, pink, and yellow to mix different values with. More to come as the project progresses!

I really liked the postcard I made and sent to our relatives in Hawaii so decided to make one for us as a memory keeper of our trip. As a reminder, here is the one I made to send. One thing I did not tell you was that when I make postcards to send I make them to fit inside a computer card envelope….you know those computer cards printed on a piece of copy paper that is folded in half both ways. This envelope is 4 3/8” x 5 3/4” but make your card to fit what ever size envelope you have, minus a little to make sure it easily slides in and out of the envelope. The cards stay clean when they are mailed inside an envelope and you won’t take a chance that all your hard work gets ripped up or ruined in the machinery that sorts the mail. To make this second card I used the same design, same fabrics for the leaves and flowers but did choose different light blue fabric for the background. Since it doesn’t have to fit in an envelope I made it a little larger – finished size 5” x 6”. Here it is all fused onto the Peltex/Timtex (don’t remember which it is) all ready to quilt. It will be trimmed to size after the quilting. I used the same threads to quilt the card as the smaller one….YLI Silk thread. I just love it as it is so beautiful and the colors are so luscious! I chose to quilt this card differently than the first card. I quilted a leaf like the fused leaves then quilted bubbles in the background. I do like to quilt around all the edges of the applique shapes and also like to echo quilt around all the shapes. I did finish the edges differently on this piece and like it better than the zig-zag edge. It just looks more finished and neater. Using a wave blade on my rotary cutter I cut a 1” strip of my background fabric that had fusible on the back. The top and bottom strips were fused on the front first and were cut about 1/2” longer on each end. I wrapped the ends around the side edges of the card then fused the binding to the back of the card. This finishes the corners of the card. The side pieces were fused to the front and cut the width of the card then fused to the back. The last step was to straight stitch around the card catching the fused binding. A very neat and tidy edge to be sure. I do love this little card quilt and it will help us remember a great vacation. Lynn PS Check out the previous post for more hints and tips on how I made this postcard at the following address http://nebraskaviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-happened.html

for krista (spottedstone) in the cocorico bee. she asked for a skiing theme and mentioned that her families local resort was alyeska. i found a trail map and took some names of a few runs as well as the names of a few of the mountain faces for the sign. i used the name of the resort on the skis. i used two vintage ski posters for the idea.

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I’m' hosting a Firefly Quilt Along, which runs July 2-August 24, with a catch-up week in there, because life is busy, especially during the summer! This quilt was designed by Lindsey Neill of Pen and Paper Patterns , and is such a great pattern!

If you enjoy the fall season as much as I do, then you are going to love the More than Autumn Bundle! The set includes multiple fall-themed images, sentiments and even cut out sentiments! The More …

This month's Toad-Spo is inspired by my wedding colors! We're tying the knot at a summer camp, and the theme is reminiscent of a Wes Anderson film. I believe these colors capture the essence of early fall, reflect our personalities, and align perfectly with the adventurous spirit of the entire wedding weekend. Naturally, I couldn't resist creating some quilty palettes inspired by this theme because I'm absolutely obsessed with it!

Good morning all. I'm back today to share a card I made for the DT over at Cardz4Galz. This week our theme is VINTAGE or SHABBY CH...